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How to Make an aerial photo rig with a disposable camera

Jan 11, 2010 04:39 PM
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Get creative with an old disposable camera by setting up an aerial photography rig using akite! Get a new perspective by taking pictures from a bird's eye view.

You Will Need:

• A rotary tool

• A rotary tool cutoff wheel

• A wooden clothespin

• A pushpin

• A disposable 35 millimeter camera

• A hot glue gun

• A binder clip

• Two paper clips

• A roll of twine

• A heavy-duty kite

Step 1: Prepare the clothespin and pushpin



Step 2: Attach the clothespin to the camera



Step 3: Complete the shutter button mechanism



Step 4: Bend the paper clips



Step 5: Attach the paper clips to the camera



Step 6: Attach the rig to the kite string



Step 7: Test the rig



Step 8: Fly the kite



Step 9: Take a picture

Trivia: The world record for longest amount of time flying a kite is 180 hours.

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